PSU Remote Express offers focused learning tracks designed to help participants build practical skills, deepen product knowledge, and apply PowerSchool solutions more effectively in their daily work. Each track groups related courses around common roles, responsibilities, and workflows, allowing attendees to follow a learning path that aligns with their needs and goals. Whether participants support PowerSchool SIS administration, reporting and data management, school operations, scheduling, front office workflows, or Special Programs, these tracks provide targeted opportunities to strengthen confidence, improve efficiency, and support successful implementation and ongoing system use.
Explore the tracks below to find the learning path that best aligns with your role, responsibilities, and professional goals.
Track 1: PowerSchool SIS System Admin with Customizations
In this track, designed for PowerSchool SIS system administrators interested in strengthening both system management and customization skills, explore settings, data tools, codes, and customization techniques to support effective post-implementation administration. Work with key system configuration options, learn how to access and manage data using DDE and DDA, and apply PowerSchool SIS codes to support reporting, labels, student lists, and custom page content. Additionally, explore foundational customization concepts, including how to modify pages with HTML, create custom pages, work with database extensions, and add custom alerts in the Enhanced UI.
This track is ideal for administrators who manage PowerSchool SIS settings, support district- or school-level data needs, and want to build confidence customizing the system to better meet local requirements.
Courses in this track include:
- PowerSchool SIS: System Administrator – Configuring Site Settings
- PowerSchool SIS: Codes – Deciphering and Accessing Data
- PowerSchool SIS: Data – Using DDE and DDA
- PowerSchool SIS Customizations 101: Introduction to Customizations
- PowerSchool SIS Customizations 110: Creating Custom Pages
- PowerSchool SIS Customizations 120: Adding Alerts
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerSchool SIS: System Administrator – Configuring Site Settings | Tailored for system administrators, delve into district and school settings that shape PowerSchool SIS functionality. Master adding and editing code sets, use localizations for language translation, and set up fees. Learn effective page and data management, enabling you to optimize your system for efficiency. Set up staff and student identity values and add display preferences. Use Special Data Operations to change settings and synchronize fields. Ideal for post-implementation management, this informative course empowers system administrators to optimize PowerSchool SIS settings effectively. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: Codes – Deciphering and Accessing Data | Dive into the world of PowerSchool SIS codes! Explore a diverse range for GPA calculations and reports. Master their use in creating folder labels and building student lists. Unleash the potential of student contacts data access tags and format codes to seamlessly integrate GPA info into the Cumulative Info student page. This hands-on exploration ensures you wield these codes effectively for a richer PowerSchool experience! *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS: Data – Using DDE and DDA | Dive into the world of Direct Database Export (DDE) and Direct Database Access (DDA) to unlock the full potential of PowerSchool SIS and improve your data management skills. Learn how to update field values and create robust exports from multiple tables, as well as gain the expertise to modify data directly within PowerSchool SIS tables. Use the Data Dictionary to gain understanding of table relationships, enabling you to navigate and manipulate data with precision and ease. This course is designed for those who have access to DDA and prepares attendees to take the PowerSchool SIS: Certification – Accessing and Modifying Data exam. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS Customizations 101: Introduction to Customizations | If you are new to PowerSchool SIS customization and have not worked with HTML, this is the class for you. Discover how to modify and code HTML in PowerSchool SIS pages. Learn how to use Manage Custom Pages to construct new PowerSchool SIS pages based on page templates and how to add and remove fields from existing pages. This course is recommended for users in their first year of customization. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS Customizations 110: Creating Custom Pages | Are you ready to expand your customization understanding? If you are familiar with HTML and have some basic experience modifying PowerSchool SIS custom pages, this is the class for you. Discover how to use database extensions to modify PowerSchool SIS admin pages, as well as pages in the PowerSchool SIS Teacher Portal. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS Customizations 120: Adding Alerts | For this course, prior completion of Customizations 110 or equivalent experience is required. In this customization course, learn the method for creating alerts in the PowerSchool SIS Enhanced UI and how to add your own alerts based on your district’s needs. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Technical Staff | Intermediate |
Track 2: Working with Data
In this track, designed for PowerSchool SIS users who work with reports, imports, exports, and spreadsheet-based analysis, focus on building practical data skills that support day-to-day school and district operations. Explore commonly used PowerSchool SIS system reports, including attendance reports, class rosters, report cards, grade verification reports, failure lists, and form letters. Work with essential importing and exporting tools, including Data Import Manager, Data Export Manager, and Direct Database Export, to help manage, move, and manipulate data more confidently.
In addition to PowerSchool SIS data tools, strengthen your Excel skills by learning how to organize, format, analyze, and transform data. Explore foundational Excel features, formulas, conditional formatting, PivotTables, charts, and Power Query tools for cleaning and preparing student data files. This track is ideal for users who need to create reports, manage data files, analyze exported data, and turn raw information into meaningful insights.
Courses in this track include:
- PowerSchool SIS: Reporting – Using System Reports
- PowerSchool SIS: Importing – Importing Data into Your SIS
- PowerSchool SIS: Exporting – Exporting Data from Your SIS
- Excel: Getting Started
- Excel: Analyzing Data
- Excel: Transforming Data with Power Query
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerSchool SIS: Reporting – Using System Reports | Dive into the world of PowerSchool SIS reports essential for year-round use! Immerse yourself in hands-on practice, mastering the setup and creation of various system reports with basic PowerSchool SIS and HTML codes. Explore reports like Absentee, Consecutive Absences, Class Roster, report cards, grade verification, failure lists, and form letters. This course is your gateway to becoming proficient in these crucial reports and includes Initial Product Training (IPT) topics. Elevate your reporting skills for a seamless and efficient academic year! *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Health Office Staff, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: Importing – Importing Data into Your SIS | Explore the capabilities of Data Import Manager and master essential skills for handling your data seamlessly within and outside PowerSchool SIS. Learn how to navigate and optimize the power of importing functions, ensuring a smooth and efficient data management experience. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Health Office Staff, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: Exporting – Exporting Data from Your SIS | Master the exporting functions in PowerSchool SIS! Explore the capabilities of Data Export Manager and Direct Database Export, and gain essential skills for seamless data manipulation. Discover the tools to elevate your data management capabilities and navigate PowerSchool SIS with confidence! *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Health Office Staff, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| Excel: Getting Started | Learn the fundamentals of Excel, including terminology, how to organize and format the appearance of your data, and how to use some of Excel’s most commonly used tools and shortcuts. Then learn how to use functions to build a basic formula, and finally, prepare an Excel file to print. The instructor will be using Excel 2016. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | All PowerSchool Users | Novice |
| Excel: Analyzing Data | Learn how to use the Conditional Formatting tools and how to use AutoSum tools to examine statistical data. Then explore how to use Pivot Tables to analyze PowerSchool data and charts to show data comparisons. The instructor will be using Excel 2016. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | All PowerSchool Users | Intermediate |
| Excel: Transforming Data with Power Query | Discover how to streamline your student data preparation process using Power Query in Excel. Explore key transformation tools, such as choosing columns, merging datasets, splitting data, pivoting columns, and appending multiple files, to help you build cleaner, more efficient data models. Work with real-world examples, like test score files and demographic exports, to practice turning exported student data files into well-structured datasets for analysis. The instructor will be using Excel 2016. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | All PowerSchool Users | Advanced |
Track 3: School Leadership
In this track, designed for school leaders, counselors, registrars, student behavior staff, and other users who support student management and school operations in PowerSchool SIS, explore tools and workflows to help maintain accurate student records, manage student relationships, support scheduling and academic progress, document discipline, and monitor system activity. Work with student contacts, including adding and updating contact records, searching for parents and guardians, managing duplicate contacts, and importing or exporting contact information.
Learn key student-facing workflows, including scheduling tools, student pages, master schedule updates, the Cumulative Info student page, and Custom Student List group actions. Work with the Incidents tool to set up discipline codes, templates, security, referrals, and attendance-related incident actions, as well as how to record, report, and export discipline data. Additionally, explore advanced auditing concepts, including Change History, Web Transaction Audit tables, and PowerSchool Logs, to support a secure and well-managed SIS environment.
This track is ideal for school-based leaders and support staff who manage student information, support day-to-day school operations, and use PowerSchool SIS tools to make informed decisions.
Courses in this track include:
- PowerSchool SIS: Contacts – Managing Student Contacts
- PowerSchool SIS: Contacts – Working with Student Contacts
- PowerSchool SIS: Students – Scheduling and Academic Progress
- PowerSchool SIS: Incidents – Recording Student Discipline
- PowerSchool SIS: Incidents – Setting Up Student Discipline
- PowerSchool SIS: Security – Auditing System Changes
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerSchool SIS: Contacts – Managing Student Contacts | Considering the shift to student contacts or new to the feature? This session is for you! Explore the power of customizations by adding codes to code sets to enrich contact details. Engage in discussions on creating effective contact DATs and elevate your data management skills by importing and exporting contact information. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS: Contacts – Working with Student Contacts | Discover how to leverage the student contacts feature to revolutionize relationship tracking. Learn how to search for parents, guardians, and other contacts, such as emergency contacts and daycare providers. Explore how to add new student contacts, modify existing ones, and discuss scenarios and options for consolidating duplicate records. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Health Office Staff, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: Students – Scheduling and Academic Progress | Focus on tasks typical for school counselors, registrars, and others who work directly with students. Review which student pages you will use regularly to access and record student information. Learn how to use scheduling tools to create and modify student schedules. Also learn how to change your master schedule, set up the Cumulative Info student page, and use the Custom Student List group action. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Office Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS: Incidents – Recording Student Discipline | Discover the dynamic capabilities of the Incidents tool in PowerSchool SIS. Learn to create incident reports from scratch or use templates to streamline the documentation process. Link incident reports with attendance records for comprehensive discipline entries. Master the art of generating insightful incident reports and exporting incident data. Elevate your proficiency by downloading detailed incidents data through the Data Export Manager. Learn to navigate and use the Incidents tool to its full potential in this hands-on exploration. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS: Incidents – Setting Up Student Discipline | Unlock the potential of the Incidents tool in PowerSchool SIS. Set up security and enable the Incidents tool. Standardize documentation with user-defined incident types, incident codes, and subcodes. Enhance attendance with Incident Action Attendance and manage incident and participant templates. Finally, empower teachers with incident referrals. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
PowerSchool SIS: Security – Auditing System Changes | Prerequisite: Completion of PowerSchool SIS: Security – Keeping Your SIS Secure or equivalent experience is required. In this advanced course, learn how to use Change History, Web Transaction Audit tables, and PowerSchool Logs to monitor user activity within the SIS. Identify which pages users accessed and, when possible, determine what data was modified. Through hands-on activities, real-world scenarios, guided discussion, and collaborative troubleshooting, gain experience correlating information across multiple SIS components for a more complete picture of user actions and data flow. Get equipped with the skills needed to strengthen data oversight, enhance auditing practices, and support a secure and well-managed SIS environment. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Technical Staff | Advanced |
Track 4: PowerScheduler – Prepare to Build
In this track, designed for administrative staff who are new to master schedule construction or need support preparing for the scheduling build process, learn the foundational setup tasks required for a productive PowerScheduler experience. Explore which key components to configure before building a master schedule, including courses, students, teachers, and scheduling parameters within PowerSchool SIS.
This track is ideal for staff who support scheduling preparation, maintain scheduling-related data, or want a stronger understanding of how PowerScheduler uses setup information to support the master schedule build process.
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerSchool SIS: PowerScheduler – Prepare to Build | Tailored for administrative staff new to master schedule construction in PowerScheduler or those seeking assistance in setting up parameters, this course guides you through steps for a productive build experience. Gain hands-on experience working with courses, students, and teachers in PowerSchool SIS. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 days | Counselor, Office Staff, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
Track 5: Front Office Certification
In this track, designed for front office staff and other school-based users who manage daily PowerSchool SIS workflows, learn the essential skills needed to navigate the system, support student records, manage attendance-related tasks, search for students, contacts, and staff, and use reports effectively. Work through role-based scenarios that reflect common front office responsibilities, including managing groups of students, personalizing configurations, exploring available reports, and applying attendance reporting best practices.
In addition to the Front Office Certification course sequence, this track includes supporting courses that strengthen key operational skills. Learn how to export data using Data Export Manager and Direct Database Export, as well as how to prepare for end-of-term processes, support teachers and staff during marking period transitions, and complete key steps needed before storing grades.
This track is ideal for front office staff who want to build confidence in PowerSchool SIS, improve daily efficiency, and prepare to qualify for the PowerSchool SIS Front Office certification exam.
Courses in this track include:
- PowerSchool SIS: Certification – Front Office
- PowerSchool SIS: Exporting – Exporting Data from Your SIS
- PowerSchool SIS: End of Term – Preparing to Store Grades
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerSchool SIS: Certification – Front Office | Become a certified PowerSchool SIS front office user! Dive into real-life scenarios tailored to your role; master navigation, searching, and reporting; and personalize configurations. Using hands-on workflows, explore how to efficiently manage groups of students, search contacts and staff, learn attendance reporting best practices, and explore available reports. Attend all four dynamic two-hour sessions, qualify for the certification exam, and unlock the added benefits of role-based certification. Elevate your front office skills and efficiency with this empowering program. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session | 8 Hours | Office Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: Exporting – Exporting Data from Your SIS | Master the exporting functions in PowerSchool SIS! Explore the capabilities of Data Export Manager and Direct Database Export, and gain essential skills for seamless data manipulation. Discover the tools to elevate your data management capabilities and navigate PowerSchool SIS with confidence! *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Health Office Staff, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: End of Term – Preparing to Store Grades | Elevate your end-of-term efficiency! Streamline the PowerSchool SIS End of Term process at your school with an array of tips and tricks. Master the art of preparing your teachers and staff for the end of each marking period. This class covers Initial Product Training (IPT) topics. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
Track 6: Special Programs
In this track, designed for PowerSchool Special Programs users and system administrators, learn how to manage documents, reports, data flow, configuration, and security within the Special Programs solution. Explore tools and workflows that help streamline documentation processes, monitor student progress, create amendments, copy content from previous documents, and simplify data entry for end users.
The track also builds reporting skills, from basic reporting features used to monitor district processes, student data, and compliance needs to advanced reporting options such as profile types, master lists, student document and service reports, and color-coding for compliance monitoring. For system administrators, the track includes key configuration and management topics, including document template behaviors, editable keyword tables, imports and exports, data dictionaries, integration configurations, and user security groups.
This track is ideal for Special Programs users and administrators who want to improve documentation workflows, strengthen compliance reporting, manage system configurations, monitor data flow, and ensure users have the appropriate access to secure information.
Courses in this track include:
- Special Programs: Managing Process Documents and Events
- Special Programs: Reporting – Exploring Basic Features
- Special Programs: Reporting – Using Advanced Options
- Special Programs: System Administrator – Managing Document Behaviors and Configurations
- Special Programs: System Administrator – Monitoring Data Flow and Integration Configurations
- Special Programs: System Administrator – Understanding and Configuring Security Groups
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Programs: Managing Process Documents and Events | Learn special features available in PowerSchool Special Programs to streamline documentation processes and monitor student progress for the end user. Review additional processes, such as how to create amendments and copy content from a previous document, how to simplify data entry efforts and much more. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Curriculum Director, School/District Administrator, Teacher, Technical Staff | Novice |
| Special Programs: Reporting – Exploring Basic Features | Learn how to create valuable reports in PowerSchool Special Programs to monitor district processes and student data for compliance. Discover how to use reporting tools to create district-specific reports for comprehensive data analysis. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| Special Programs: Reporting – Using Advanced Options | Expand your report-writing skills in PowerSchool Special Programs. Learn how to create advanced reports and use profile types to generate master lists of student documents and services. Discover options to add intuitive color-coding to enhance compliance monitoring. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| Special Programs: System Administrator – Managing Document Behaviors and Configurations | In this course, designed specifically for system administrators of PowerSchool Special Programs, discover how to set up basic configurations for document templates. Then learn how to edit document and section template behaviors and update editable keyword tables to align documents to your needs. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| Special Programs: System Administrator – Monitoring Data Flow and Integration Configurations | In this course, built specifically for system administrators of PowerSchool Special Programs, learn how to monitor the inter-platform and inner-platform data flow of Special Programs. First, explore imports and exports to ensure accurate data flowing in and out of the system. Then, dive into data dictionaries to understand inner-platform data flow. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| Special Programs: System Administrator – Understanding and Configuring Security Groups | Set up and manage user security groups in Special Programs. Learn how to ensure the right users are assigned the correct privileges to access secure data. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
Track 1: PowerSchool SIS System Admin with Customizations
In this track, designed for PowerSchool SIS system administrators interested in strengthening both system management and customization skills, explore settings, data tools, codes, and customization techniques to support effective post-implementation administration. Work with key system configuration options, learn how to access and manage data using DDE and DDA, and apply PowerSchool SIS codes to support reporting, labels, student lists, and custom page content. Additionally, explore foundational customization concepts, including how to modify pages with HTML, create custom pages, work with database extensions, and add custom alerts in the Enhanced UI.
This track is ideal for administrators who manage PowerSchool SIS settings, support district- or school-level data needs, and want to build confidence customizing the system to better meet local requirements.
Courses in this track include:
- PowerSchool SIS: System Administrator – Configuring Site Settings
- PowerSchool SIS: Codes – Deciphering and Accessing Data
- PowerSchool SIS: Data – Using DDE and DDA
- PowerSchool SIS Customizations 101: Introduction to Customizations
- PowerSchool SIS Customizations 110: Creating Custom Pages
- PowerSchool SIS Customizations 120: Adding Alerts
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerSchool SIS: System Administrator – Configuring Site Settings | Tailored for system administrators, delve into district and school settings that shape PowerSchool SIS functionality. Master adding and editing code sets, use localizations for language translation, and set up fees. Learn effective page and data management, enabling you to optimize your system for efficiency. Set up staff and student identity values and add display preferences. Use Special Data Operations to change settings and synchronize fields. Ideal for post-implementation management, this informative course empowers system administrators to optimize PowerSchool SIS settings effectively. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: Codes – Deciphering and Accessing Data | Dive into the world of PowerSchool SIS codes! Explore a diverse range for GPA calculations and reports. Master their use in creating folder labels and building student lists. Unleash the potential of student contacts data access tags and format codes to seamlessly integrate GPA info into the Cumulative Info student page. This hands-on exploration ensures you wield these codes effectively for a richer PowerSchool experience! *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS: Data – Using DDE and DDA | Dive into the world of Direct Database Export (DDE) and Direct Database Access (DDA) to unlock the full potential of PowerSchool SIS and improve your data management skills. Learn how to update field values and create robust exports from multiple tables, as well as gain the expertise to modify data directly within PowerSchool SIS tables. Use the Data Dictionary to gain understanding of table relationships, enabling you to navigate and manipulate data with precision and ease. This course is designed for those who have access to DDA and prepares attendees to take the PowerSchool SIS: Certification – Accessing and Modifying Data exam. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS Customizations 101: Introduction to Customizations | If you are new to PowerSchool SIS customization and have not worked with HTML, this is the class for you. Discover how to modify and code HTML in PowerSchool SIS pages. Learn how to use Manage Custom Pages to construct new PowerSchool SIS pages based on page templates and how to add and remove fields from existing pages. This course is recommended for users in their first year of customization. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS Customizations 110: Creating Custom Pages | Are you ready to expand your customization understanding? If you are familiar with HTML and have some basic experience modifying PowerSchool SIS custom pages, this is the class for you. Discover how to use database extensions to modify PowerSchool SIS admin pages, as well as pages in the PowerSchool SIS Teacher Portal. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS Customizations 120: Adding Alerts | For this course, prior completion of Customizations 110 or equivalent experience is required. In this customization course, learn the method for creating alerts in the PowerSchool SIS Enhanced UI and how to add your own alerts based on your district’s needs. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Technical Staff | Intermediate |
Track 2: Working with Data
In this track, designed for PowerSchool SIS users who work with reports, imports, exports, and spreadsheet-based analysis, focus on building practical data skills that support day-to-day school and district operations. Explore commonly used PowerSchool SIS system reports, including attendance reports, class rosters, report cards, grade verification reports, failure lists, and form letters. Work with essential importing and exporting tools, including Data Import Manager, Data Export Manager, and Direct Database Export, to help manage, move, and manipulate data more confidently.
In addition to PowerSchool SIS data tools, strengthen your Excel skills by learning how to organize, format, analyze, and transform data. Explore foundational Excel features, formulas, conditional formatting, PivotTables, charts, and Power Query tools for cleaning and preparing student data files. This track is ideal for users who need to create reports, manage data files, analyze exported data, and turn raw information into meaningful insights.
Courses in this track include:
- PowerSchool SIS: Reporting – Using System Reports
- PowerSchool SIS: Importing – Importing Data into Your SIS
- PowerSchool SIS: Exporting – Exporting Data from Your SIS
- Excel: Getting Started
- Excel: Analyzing Data
- Excel: Transforming Data with Power Query
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerSchool SIS: Reporting – Using System Reports | Dive into the world of PowerSchool SIS reports essential for year-round use! Immerse yourself in hands-on practice, mastering the setup and creation of various system reports with basic PowerSchool SIS and HTML codes. Explore reports like Absentee, Consecutive Absences, Class Roster, report cards, grade verification, failure lists, and form letters. This course is your gateway to becoming proficient in these crucial reports and includes Initial Product Training (IPT) topics. Elevate your reporting skills for a seamless and efficient academic year! *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Health Office Staff, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: Importing – Importing Data into Your SIS | Explore the capabilities of Data Import Manager and master essential skills for handling your data seamlessly within and outside PowerSchool SIS. Learn how to navigate and optimize the power of importing functions, ensuring a smooth and efficient data management experience. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Health Office Staff, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: Exporting – Exporting Data from Your SIS | Master the exporting functions in PowerSchool SIS! Explore the capabilities of Data Export Manager and Direct Database Export, and gain essential skills for seamless data manipulation. Discover the tools to elevate your data management capabilities and navigate PowerSchool SIS with confidence! *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Health Office Staff, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| Excel: Getting Started | Learn the fundamentals of Excel, including terminology, how to organize and format the appearance of your data, and how to use some of Excel’s most commonly used tools and shortcuts. Then learn how to use functions to build a basic formula, and finally, prepare an Excel file to print. The instructor will be using Excel 2016. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | All PowerSchool Users | Novice |
| Excel: Analyzing Data | Learn how to use the Conditional Formatting tools and how to use AutoSum tools to examine statistical data. Then explore how to use Pivot Tables to analyze PowerSchool data and charts to show data comparisons. The instructor will be using Excel 2016. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | All PowerSchool Users | Intermediate |
| Excel: Transforming Data with Power Query | Discover how to streamline your student data preparation process using Power Query in Excel. Explore key transformation tools, such as choosing columns, merging datasets, splitting data, pivoting columns, and appending multiple files, to help you build cleaner, more efficient data models. Work with real-world examples, like test score files and demographic exports, to practice turning exported student data files into well-structured datasets for analysis. The instructor will be using Excel 2016. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | All PowerSchool Users | Advanced |
Track 3: School Leadership
In this track, designed for school leaders, counselors, registrars, student behavior staff, and other users who support student management and school operations in PowerSchool SIS, explore tools and workflows to help maintain accurate student records, manage student relationships, support scheduling and academic progress, document discipline, and monitor system activity. Work with student contacts, including adding and updating contact records, searching for parents and guardians, managing duplicate contacts, and importing or exporting contact information.
Learn key student-facing workflows, including scheduling tools, student pages, master schedule updates, the Cumulative Info student page, and Custom Student List group actions. Work with the Incidents tool to set up discipline codes, templates, security, referrals, and attendance-related incident actions, as well as how to record, report, and export discipline data. Additionally, explore advanced auditing concepts, including Change History, Web Transaction Audit tables, and PowerSchool Logs, to support a secure and well-managed SIS environment.
This track is ideal for school-based leaders and support staff who manage student information, support day-to-day school operations, and use PowerSchool SIS tools to make informed decisions.
Courses in this track include:
- PowerSchool SIS: Contacts – Managing Student Contacts
- PowerSchool SIS: Contacts – Working with Student Contacts
- PowerSchool SIS: Students – Scheduling and Academic Progress
- PowerSchool SIS: Incidents – Recording Student Discipline
- PowerSchool SIS: Incidents – Setting Up Student Discipline
- PowerSchool SIS: Security – Auditing System Changes
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerSchool SIS: Contacts – Managing Student Contacts | Considering the shift to student contacts or new to the feature? This session is for you! Explore the power of customizations by adding codes to code sets to enrich contact details. Engage in discussions on creating effective contact DATs and elevate your data management skills by importing and exporting contact information. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS: Contacts – Working with Student Contacts | Discover how to leverage the student contacts feature to revolutionize relationship tracking. Learn how to search for parents, guardians, and other contacts, such as emergency contacts and daycare providers. Explore how to add new student contacts, modify existing ones, and discuss scenarios and options for consolidating duplicate records. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Health Office Staff, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: Students – Scheduling and Academic Progress | Focus on tasks typical for school counselors, registrars, and others who work directly with students. Review which student pages you will use regularly to access and record student information. Learn how to use scheduling tools to create and modify student schedules. Also learn how to change your master schedule, set up the Cumulative Info student page, and use the Custom Student List group action. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Office Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS: Incidents – Recording Student Discipline | Discover the dynamic capabilities of the Incidents tool in PowerSchool SIS. Learn to create incident reports from scratch or use templates to streamline the documentation process. Link incident reports with attendance records for comprehensive discipline entries. Master the art of generating insightful incident reports and exporting incident data. Elevate your proficiency by downloading detailed incidents data through the Data Export Manager. Learn to navigate and use the Incidents tool to its full potential in this hands-on exploration. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS: Incidents – Setting Up Student Discipline | Unlock the potential of the Incidents tool in PowerSchool SIS. Set up security and enable the Incidents tool. Standardize documentation with user-defined incident types, incident codes, and subcodes. Enhance attendance with Incident Action Attendance and manage incident and participant templates. Finally, empower teachers with incident referrals. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| PowerSchool SIS: Security – Auditing System Changes | Prerequisite: Completion of PowerSchool SIS: Security – Keeping Your SIS Secure or equivalent experience is required. In this advanced course, learn how to use Change History, Web Transaction Audit tables, and PowerSchool Logs to monitor user activity within the SIS. Identify which pages users accessed and, when possible, determine what data was modified. Through hands-on activities, real-world scenarios, guided discussion, and collaborative troubleshooting, gain experience correlating information across multiple SIS components for a more complete picture of user actions and data flow. Get equipped with the skills needed to strengthen data oversight, enhance auditing practices, and support a secure and well-managed SIS environment. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Technical Staff | Advanced |
Track 4: PowerScheduler – Prepare to Build
In this track, designed for administrative staff who are new to master schedule construction or need support preparing for the scheduling build process, learn the foundational setup tasks required for a productive PowerScheduler experience. Explore which key components to configure before building a master schedule, including courses, students, teachers, and scheduling parameters within PowerSchool SIS.
This track is ideal for staff who support scheduling preparation, maintain scheduling-related data, or want a stronger understanding of how PowerScheduler uses setup information to support the master schedule build process.
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerSchool SIS: PowerScheduler – Prepare to Build | Tailored for administrative staff new to master schedule construction in PowerScheduler or those seeking assistance in setting up parameters, this course guides you through steps for a productive build experience. Gain hands-on experience working with courses, students, and teachers in PowerSchool SIS. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 days | Counselor, Office Staff, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
Track 5: Front Office Certification
- PowerSchool SIS: Certification – Front Office
- PowerSchool SIS: Exporting – Exporting Data from Your SIS
- PowerSchool SIS: End of Term – Preparing to Store Grades
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerSchool SIS: Certification – Front Office | Become a certified PowerSchool SIS front office user! Dive into real-life scenarios tailored to your role; master navigation, searching, and reporting; and personalize configurations. Using hands-on workflows, explore how to efficiently manage groups of students, search contacts and staff, learn attendance reporting best practices, and explore available reports. Attend all four dynamic two-hour sessions, qualify for the certification exam, and unlock the added benefits of role-based certification. Elevate your front office skills and efficiency with this empowering program. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session | 8 Hours | Office Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: Exporting – Exporting Data from Your SIS | Master the exporting functions in PowerSchool SIS! Explore the capabilities of Data Export Manager and Direct Database Export, and gain essential skills for seamless data manipulation. Discover the tools to elevate your data management capabilities and navigate PowerSchool SIS with confidence! *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Health Office Staff, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| PowerSchool SIS: End of Term – Preparing to Store Grades | Elevate your end-of-term efficiency! Streamline the PowerSchool SIS End of Term process at your school with an array of tips and tricks. Master the art of preparing your teachers and staff for the end of each marking period. This class covers Initial Product Training (IPT) topics. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, Office Staff, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
Track 6: Special Programs
- Special Programs: Managing Process Documents and Events
- Special Programs: Reporting – Exploring Basic Features
- Special Programs: Reporting – Using Advanced Options
- Special Programs: System Administrator – Managing Document Behaviors and Configurations
- Special Programs: System Administrator – Monitoring Data Flow and Integration Configurations
- Special Programs: System Administrator – Understanding and Configuring Security Groups
| Course Name | Course Description | Length | Role | User Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Programs: Managing Process Documents and Events | Learn special features available in PowerSchool Special Programs to streamline documentation processes and monitor student progress for the end user. Review additional processes, such as how to create amendments and copy content from a previous document, how to simplify data entry efforts and much more. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Curriculum Director, School/District Administrator, Teacher, Technical Staff | Novice |
| Special Programs: Reporting – Exploring Basic Features | Learn how to create valuable reports in PowerSchool Special Programs to monitor district processes and student data for compliance. Discover how to use reporting tools to create district-specific reports for comprehensive data analysis. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Novice |
| Special Programs: Reporting – Using Advanced Options | Expand your report-writing skills in PowerSchool Special Programs. Learn how to create advanced reports and use profile types to generate master lists of student documents and services. Discover options to add intuitive color-coding to enhance compliance monitoring. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | Counselor, School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| Special Programs: System Administrator – Managing Document Behaviors and Configurations | In this course, designed specifically for system administrators of PowerSchool Special Programs, discover how to set up basic configurations for document templates. Then learn how to edit document and section template behaviors and update editable keyword tables to align documents to your needs. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| Special Programs: System Administrator – Monitoring Data Flow and Integration Configurations | In this course, built specifically for system administrators of PowerSchool Special Programs, learn how to monitor the inter-platform and inner-platform data flow of Special Programs. First, explore imports and exports to ensure accurate data flowing in and out of the system. Then, dive into data dictionaries to understand inner-platform data flow. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |
| Special Programs: System Administrator – Understanding and Configuring Security Groups | Set up and manage user security groups in Special Programs. Learn how to ensure the right users are assigned the correct privileges to access secure data. This course is designed specifically for users of the Special Programs solution and does not include the PowerSchool SIS Student Programs feature. *Eligible for CEUs when attending a trainer-led session. | 2 Hours | School/District Administrator, Technical Staff | Intermediate |